SiteGround's Icky Approach to AI in WordPress 7.0
SiteGround's recent approach to integrating AI with WordPress 7.0 has raised concerns among users. The automatic updates and default AI connector may compromise security and user control. Many users are considering moving away from SiteGround due to these changes and past issues with their services.
- ▪WordPress 7.0 introduces an AI Connector module that allows for easier integration of AI capabilities.
- ▪SiteGround will automatically update all WordPress installations to version 7.0, enabling their AI Studio as the default connector.
- ▪Users have expressed concerns about security risks associated with embedding API keys in WordPress sites.
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SiteGround’s Icky Approach to AI in WordPress 7.0 So I have a few sites with SiteGround. They’re largely sites that don’t get a huge amount of traffic (with the exception of All Rumble Stats, which gets 20k a month). Hosting is a bit like your bank account or your broadband provider: they are there and as long as you don’t do much to annoy them, then you stick with them. Friction of moving is painful, so you want to avoid it. Nevertheless, they were a pretty good host a while back that didn’t seem to do anything egregious compared to other hosts, plus I’ve been to their EU offices, so I have recommended them in the past. There have been a few things that have occurred in the past few years that is has me questioning continuing hosting with them.
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